Stored red blood cell (sRBC) morphology is currently scored manually by technicians in a slow labor intensive process prone to error. This project proposes a way to simplify, automate, and expedite the morphology scoring process by using a novel...

Synthesis and characterization of anisotropic micro- and nanoparticles, either in suspension or localized on a surface, are current areas of intense scientific interest because of their shape-tunable material properties with potential applications...

Soft tissue reconstruction in the nervous system is sensitive to the mechanical and chemical cues of the growth microenvironment. Many technologies have been designed to study these stimuli and their effect on the regional extracellular environment...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a pathogen of significant importance with respect to global health. Although approximately one third of the world is infected with TB, only 5-10% develop clinical manifestations of active TB within 2 years...

Each year, more than 185,000 people in the U.S. lose a limb to injury or pathological conditions. Currently, the only replacement for amputated limbs is the fitting of a prosthetic device. While artificial limbs greatly enhance the lives of...

The goal of this research is to study the neutralization of sulfuric acid by engine oils, and more specifically study how the presence of different oil additives affects the acid-neutralizing performance of engine oils by using capillary...

Microstructural and electrophysiological properties of neural tissue are substantially influenced by the immediate extracellular environment wtihin the nervous system. These properties are also arguably the most clinically-relevant and sensitive...